David Tanis

David Tanis is the acclaimed author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes, named one of the 50 best cookbooks ever written by Britain’s Guardian/Observer, and two James Beard Foundation Award finalists, Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys and One Good Dish: The Pleasures of a Simple Meal. His professional cooking career includes nearly 25 years as chef at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. Tanis now lives in New York City and writes the weekly New York Times column City Kitchen.